blogmaker.py

import os
import markdown2
from jinja2 import Template

# Define paths
TEMPLATES_DIR = "templates"
POSTS_DIR = "posts"
OUTPUT_DIR = "docs"

def load_template(template_name):
    """Load a template by name."""
    template_path = os.path.join(TEMPLATES_DIR, template_name)
    with open(template_path, "r") as file:
        return Template(file.read())

def convert_markdown_to_html(md_content):
    """Convert Markdown content to HTML."""
    return markdown2.markdown(md_content)

def save_html(output_path, html_content):
    """Save HTML content to a file."""
    os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(output_path), exist_ok=True)
    with open(output_path, "w") as file:
        file.write(html_content)

def generate_post_html(template, filename):
    """Generate HTML for a single post."""
    post_path = os.path.join(POSTS_DIR, filename)
    with open(post_path, "r") as file:
        md_content = file.read()
    
    # Extract date from content
    date = "2024 Jan 01"  # Default date
    lines = md_content.split('\n')
    if lines and lines[0].startswith('Date:'):
        date = lines[0].replace('Date:', '').strip()
        md_content = '\n'.join(lines[1:])  # Remove date line from content
    
    post_html = convert_markdown_to_html(md_content)
    
    # Create clean URL-friendly filename without .html
    url_friendly_name = filename.lower().replace(" ", "-").replace(".md", "")
    output_filename = url_friendly_name + ".html"  # Keep .html for file but not URL
    
    # Create pretty title by removing .md and replacing hyphens with spaces
    pretty_title = filename.replace(".md", "").replace("-", " ").title()
    
    rendered_html = template.render(
        content=post_html,
        title=pretty_title,
        css_path="../styles/main.css"
    )
    output_path = os.path.join(OUTPUT_DIR, output_filename)
    save_html(output_path, rendered_html)
    return {
        'title': pretty_title,
        'filename': url_friendly_name,  # Remove .html from URLs
        'date': date  # Use the extracted date
    }

def generate_index_html(post_files):
    """Generate a central hub listing all posts."""
    template = load_template("index.html")
    rendered_html = template.render(posts=post_files)
    save_html(os.path.join(OUTPUT_DIR, "index.html"), rendered_html)

def generate_blog():
    """Main function to generate the blog."""
    post_template = load_template("base.html")
    post_files = []  # List of posts for the index

    # Generate each post
    for filename in os.listdir(POSTS_DIR):
        if filename.endswith(".md"):
            post_data = generate_post_html(post_template, filename)
            post_files.append(post_data)

    # Generate index page
    generate_index_html(post_files)
    
    # Generate 404 page
    error_template = load_template("404.html")
    error_html = error_template.render()
    save_html(os.path.join(OUTPUT_DIR, "404.html"), error_html)
    
    print(f"Blog generated! Open {os.path.join(OUTPUT_DIR, 'index.html')} to view your homepage.")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    generate_blog()